âWe did two takes of the song, and itâs performed in front of a pretty big crowd,â Demme remembered. âAnd by that point, Meryl wasnât even looking at the strings, she was just playing.
âOzymandiasâ is at first glance a sonnet about the transitory nature of life and its pretensions of fame and fortune. The decaying, ancient statue bears witness to the fact that the pursuit of power and glory for their own sakes are not only fleeting, but they are also illusory, unworthy ambitions even within the lifetime of their seekers.
The Iliad is the oldest war poem in the world. We know it as having been composed in Greece by Homer, a supposedly blind poet born on the island of Chios, and written down probably some time in the eighth century BC.he Iliad is the oldest war poem in the world. We know it as having been composed in Greece by Homer, a supposedly blind poet born on the island of Chios, and written down probably some time in the eighth century BC.